Nicola Sturgeon 'has a point' in arguing for second Scottish independence referendum

09:57, 9 Dec 2015

ByScotland Now

ALAN Johnson, leader of the Labour campaign for Europe, conceded there is a “legitimate basis” for the First Minister’s claim, if Scots vote to stay in the EU while a majority in England opt to leave.

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Alan Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon “has a point” in arguing for a second independence referendum if Scots vote to stay in the EU while a majority in England opt to leave, according to a senior Labour figure.

Alan Johnson, leader of the Labour campaign for Europe, conceded there is a “legitimate basis” for the First Minister’s claim.

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The former home secretary said: “If Scotland voted decisively to stay and they were outvoted by the rest of Britain even I, who believes in the Union, if I lived in Scotland, I would think that is a good reason to have another referendum.”

But Johnson added: “That only works if Scotland voted decisively to stay in.”